Unlike King Xiang's tact, this King of Yi was straightforward and unceremonious in his words.
This has something to do with his seniority!
The line of King Yi originated from Taizu. The first King of Yi was Taizu's youngest son, Zhu Yu, who died of illness in the twelfth year of Yongle. The current King of Yi is Zhu Yu's eldest son, named Zhu Yongyi.
In other words, he and Emperor Renzong are of the same generation. From Zhu Qiyu's point of view, he should be called Uncle Wang.
King Yi's words immediately silenced the entire palace. Except for the still gentle sounds of music, singing and dancing, the eyes of the princes in the palace were basically directed towards the emperor in the middle.
Zhu Qiyu did not speak, but waved his hand, and the chamberlain beside him immediately understood and hurriedly walked down the imperial steps and removed the singers and dancers.
The middle of the hall became empty, and the silence among the princes became extremely obvious.
Seeing the emperor's faint smile, King Yi suddenly felt a little guilty. He had just arrived in the capital a few days ago, but he still retained the habit of being domineering in the fiefdom.
Although he deliberately restrained himself a little, he still had some contempt for this young emperor who was his own grandson.
In his opinion, the new emperor was deceived by the ministers below, and he created some sect just to restrict the normal inheritance of the king's title.
If he were allowed to implement it, he would not know how harshly he would treat the clan in the future.
Therefore, the high-ranking Prince Yi was choked speechless when he saw Prince Xiang say a few words, so he couldn't hold back and asked questions himself.
But after he finished speaking, he suddenly felt that the emperor, who had always seemed to him to be gentle, polite, gentle and easy to bully, seemed to suddenly become a little different.
The emperor still had a faint smile on his face, which seemed to be no different from before. But when King Yi looked at those eyes, he suddenly felt like he was being stared at by a tiger, and his spine went cold.
At the same time, a group of ministers sitting far behind the main hall, seeing the princes' ignorant behavior, also put down their chopsticks and sat upright.
He seems to have a serious look, but occasionally his eyes towards King Yi in the palace reveal a bit of pity.
Do you really think that since the emperor just ascended the throne and has such a good attitude towards you, he is easy to bully?
The elders tell you a painful lesson, dreaming...
Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhu Qiyu, and he finally made a move.
Standing up from the throne and looking down at the King of Yi, Zhu Qiyu still had a gentle smile on his face and asked.
"Uncle King Yi, are you questioning me for treating the clan harshly and violating the imperial canonization regulations?"
As he spoke, Zhu Qiyu glanced at King Xiang who had just spoken, and asked, "Isn't that what King Xiang meant just now?"
Zhu Qiyu glanced around, moved his eyes away from King Xiang and King Yi, and focused on the other kings. His tone suddenly turned cold and he continued.
"Presumably, in addition to Uncle Yiwang and Uncle Xiang, other uncles Wang and Uncle Wang also have this idea? At today's family dinner, you are all elders. If you have anything to say, you don't need to be shy, just say it."
The hall was quiet and depressing, with only the gentle accent of the young emperor echoing in the hall.
It seemed that in an instant, the emperor on the imperial steps changed from a seemingly gentle and elegant young man to a high and mighty king.
King Yi swallowed his saliva, and the premonition in his heart became stronger. He suddenly regretted why he had to be the leader.
However, the matter has come to this, he can only bite the bullet and continue, said.
"Your Majesty, I have no intention of blaming Your Majesty. It's just that if a clan's descendants are prosperous, it is inevitable that there will be dull people. If they cannot pass the ancestral education, they will not be canonized. This is a bit too harsh. Please be clear to Your Majesty."
This attitude, compared with the confident attitude just now, immediately softened a lot.
Then, King Zheng Zhu Zhanquan also stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Uncle Yi Wang is also in a hurry. The issue of Zongxue is naturally a good thing. However, Your Majesty also needs to consider that many of your uncles are already old. It is the time when you can enjoy the happiness of having descendants around your knees. If you send many of your heirs to Zongxue, It’s inevitable that we haven’t seen each other for many years.”
"The prince of my clan is not allowed to enter the capital unless ordered to do so. If our flesh and blood are separated because of this, I may betray His Majesty's good intentions. Instead, it is better to do this. The matter of Zongxue will be decided by each clan according to the actual situation. If there is a real hope to go to Beijing to seek scholars, then enter Zongxue." Not too late."
This is considered a turn and a step up, but the central idea remains the same, that is, I don't want to send my son to Beijing.
Seeing the evasive eyes of the kings below, Zhu Qiyu sneered and finally spoke again when everyone was expecting him.
He swept around to make sure that no one stood up again. Fang slowly sat back on the throne and said directly, tearing through all the cover-ups in one sentence.
"Uncle Yi Wang, Uncle Xiang Wang, Uncle Zheng Wang, you guys don't have to beat around the bush to persuade me to give up the idea of zongxue."
"Since you want to know, I might as well tell you clearly that the purpose of the Zongxue is to strictly appoint people and punish those with bad behavior in the clan."
As soon as he said this, the faces of all the kings present were a little unhappy. They didn't expect that the emperor didn't even do anything superficial, and just said it so directly and clearly.
At that moment, other princes couldn't hold themselves back and stood up.
"Your Majesty, the clan and feudal clan are important matters for the country, and the friendship between relatives has been valued by emperors of all generations. Now that your Majesty has made such malicious speculations about the elders of the clan as soon as he ascended the throne, does he still have any respect for the elders in his heart?"
The speaker was Zhou Wang Zhu Youjuan, who was also Zhu Qiyu's great uncle.
Not only that, he was also the oldest among the second-generation princes in the Taizu lineage, and he was different from the impulsive and domineering King Yi.
This Zhou king was once praised by Emperor Taizong as "simple, wise, trustworthy, respectful and filial". His prestige among the kings can be considered very high.
Facing such a prince, Zhu Qiyu naturally couldn't restrain his sharp look like he did with King Yi. Zhu Qiyu stretched out his hand, took several memorials from the servants serving beside him, and ordered them to be delivered to the king of Zhou. ,road.
"My uncle, King Zhou, has always been wise, and I admire him very much, but not everyone is as strict in self-discipline as my uncle, King Zhou."
With that said, Zhu Qiyu turned to King Yi on the side and said.
"In the sixth year of Zhengtong, the prefect of Henan Province reported that King Yi allowed his horse to injure people, resulting in the death of six people. In the eighth year of Zhengtong, the censor of Henan Province reported that the prince of Yi, the prince, raped a daughter of the people, causing his family to be destroyed. Two months ago, the Ministry of Punishment reported to Yi The king falsely accused local officials, causing them to be unjustly exiled..."
Zhu Qiyu casually reeled off the accusations one by one. With each sentence, King Yi's face turned pale. By the end of his words, he felt the disgusted looks from all directions in the palace, and he was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide.
Fortunately, Zhu Qiyu didn't hold him for too long. He quickly turned to Prince Zheng and continued.
"In the fourth year of Zhengtong, the prefect of Fengxiang reported that King Zheng had killed four civilians for no reason. In the seventh year of Zhengtong, the chief official of Zheng's palace reported that King Zheng secretly took a prostitute as a concubine, which was an insult to the blood of the Tian family. In the fourteenth year of Zhengtong, the supervisory censor reported... …”
These things may not seem like a big deal when they are done, but now so many princes are gathered together.
Being counted out one by one like this in public, no one can lose face.
In the end, Prince Zheng couldn't bear it anymore and fell to the ground, saying.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty, please deal with it!"
On the other side, the more senior Prince Yi was also hesitant. Seeing Prince Zheng lower his head, he also knelt down on the ground, but he couldn't save face and couldn't say anything to confess his guilt.
Zhu Qiyu ignored them, but turned to face King Zhou, with a trace of helplessness on his face and said.
"Uncle King Zhou, it's not that I treat the clan harshly, but that many clans nowadays are really in bad shape in the local area and have been repeatedly impeached for misconduct and violations of the law."
"It is precisely because of the close relationship between my relatives and the important relationship between the clan and the vassal clan that I opened this sect to educate the children of my Zhu family to become talents."
A serious tone made King Zhou's expression soften.
After glaring hatefully at the two unsatisfactory people, King Yi and King Zheng, King Zhou said again.
"I can understand your majesty's feelings. However, what King Zheng just said is not unreasonable. Elderly members of the clan need to be accompanied by juniors. This is a family relationship."
"Although there are some misbehaviors among the princes of the Kuang clan, most of them still abide by the integrity of their ministers and regard the vassal screen as the most important thing. Your Majesty's move may make many clan members dissatisfied and resentful, and it will also shake the Ming Dynasty vassal screen. , Your Majesty, please think carefully."
